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Quotes by Turkish Authors
"Well, that our main concern is that Iraq should not become a divided country."
"However, democracy cannot be defined as the existence of parliaments and elections alone."
"A lasting solution to this problem will have an exceptionally positive influence foremost on the peoples of Palestine and Israel, as well as on the region and the international community."
"In this context, social consensus, and institutions that embody this consensus, must be made effective in order for democratization not to be abused as a provisional instrument to establish an anti-democratic regime."
"I should like to repeat what I stated recently in the Jeddah Economic Forum in Saudi Arabia: It won't be the religion, but rather the world-view of some of its followers that shall be made current."
"I take the debate on the method of promoting democracy seriously."
"But foremost, I do not subscribe to the view that Islamic culture and democracy cannot be reconciled."
"It can be rebuilt if other countries with selfish interests will not meddle, as has been done in the past."
"The purpose cannot be creating self-styled democracies, but rather encouraging steps that are conducive to establishing democratic rule at universal standards. Obviously, this would be a formidable journey."
"My hero wants to belong too, but he doesn't want to give up all the things he came to value in the west."
"Paramount is the need to secure human rights. The form of rule should be such that the citizen does not have to fear the State, but gives it direction and confidently participates in its administration."
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